Queer, Latinx, and Bilingual: Narrative Resources in the Negotiation of Identities

ISBN-13: 9780367594022 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 206 str.

Holly Cashman

Opis

The book is an analysis of language and identity of LGBTQ Mexicans/Latinxs in Phoenix, Arizona (USA). It aims to queer the study of bilingualism and U.S. Spanish, introducing ‘jotería linguistics’, an adamantly intersectional approach to language and sexuality among the second largest Spanish-speaking population in the world – U.S. Latinxs.

Spis treści

1 Introduction: Locating a Queer Latinx Phoenix.  2 Queering Bilingualism.  3 Representing Selves and Others in Coming Out Stories.  4 Resisting the Imperative: Stories About Non-Disclosure.  5 Susana, A Translatina Collage.  6 Doing Identity, Making Community.  7 Summary and Final Reflections

O autorze

Holly R. Cashman is Chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures, Associate Professor of Spanish, and a core faculty member in Women's Studies at the University of New Hampshire. Her research focuses on Spanish in the U.S., bilingual language practices, and identities in interaction. She is a member of the advisory council of the International Gender and Language Association (IGALA).